#968CC4#968CC4

#968CC4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.083 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#968CC4
RGB	rgb(150, 140, 196)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(251, 29%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.98, 15.72, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.98, 31.84, 299.60°)
OKLab	oklab(66.97% 0.0312 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(66.97% 0.083 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.9172, 29.2253, 56.1733)
Luminance	0.2923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#968CC4 #BAC48C

analogous

#8C9EC4 #968CC4 #B28CC4

triadic

#968CC4 #C4968C #8CC496

tetradic

#968CC4 #C48C9E #BAC48C #8CC4B2

square

#968CC4 #C48C9E #BAC48C #8CC4B2

split-complementary

#968CC4 #C4B28C #9EC48C

monochromatic

#55488D #7164AF #968CC4 #BBB4D9 #E0DDEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#968CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.85

#968CC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #968CC4

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##968CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##968CC4	1.00	3.07	6.85	6.85
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E94C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F92C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C95A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #968cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 140, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.083 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5add6',
    500: '#968cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #968cc4;
$custom-light: #b5add6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#968cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 32.184,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66965,
    "c": 0.0825,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#968CC4

secondary

#DCDFCD

accent

#AB3B97

background

#FBFAFD

surface

#F6F4FA

border

#D0CED3

text

#111014

muted

#807F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #968CC4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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